Almost Half Of ‘Underage’ Migrants Are Really Adults

A report from Breitbart revealed that half of underage migrants living in Hamburg, Germany, are actually adults.

The information comes from the Social Security Board and covers 482 unaccompanied asylum seekers who migrated to Hamburg from January to September 2017.

“Across Germany this year there have been a total of 55,890 asylum seekers claiming to be under the age of 18 but according to the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, 24,116, or 43 percent, were officially adults,” Breitbart reported.

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“The assessments of adulthood are made by the Child and Youth Emergency Service (KJND), who examine asylum seekers without passports or other identification and send suspected cases to Eppendorf University Hospital to be examined,” the report added. “The hospital then conducts a number of tests including x-rays and tomography to determine the approximate age of the asylum seeker.”

Asylum seekers claim to be underage because it is reportedly more difficult for German authorities to deport them.

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According to Hussein Khavari, an Afghan asylum seeker who is suspected of murdering a German student, lying about your age helps migrants receive better benefits.

“If you’re a minor, the situation in Germany is better,” Khavari said.

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Breitbart London reported in March of last year on a gang of North Africans who posted a video to social media bragging about the free money they were receiving.

The footage revealed they were able to live a lavish lifestyle at the expense of the German taxpayer.

Similar reports of migrants lying about their age have happened across Europe.

According to Jyllands-Posten, last year the Danish Immigration Service suspected that roughly 800 asylum seekers were lying about their age.

Using X-ray technology, the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Forensic Medicine determined that 74 percent of asylum seekers were actually adults — which was roughly 600 individuals.

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Additionally, in Austria last year, authorities discovered that almost 1,000 asylum seekers had lied about being under eighteen.

“It is absurd for us to see grown men with beards and greying hair that claim to be 17 years of age,” an Austrian policeman said, commenting on the issue.